Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Laura Dern is looking back on her role in the episode of Ellen in which series star Ellen DeGeneres made history by coming out as ...

Laura Dern has reflected on the dangerous aftermath of appearing in Ellen DeGeneres’ landmark coming-out episode of her sitcom, Ellen. In April 1997, the Marriage Story actor played DeGeneres’s love ...

You’ll feel the weight of that 1997 moment the second the story starts — how a sitcom episode rippled through culture and careers. Laura Dern remembers the backlash and insists that Ellen DeGeneres’ ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Laura Dern is reflecting on her status as a gay icon. In the 1997 episode, "The Puppy Episode," of the sitcomEllen, DeGeneres' ...

Laura Dern is looking back on her role in making TV history. The actress, who starred in the 1997 episode of the ABC sitcom "Ellen" where Ellen DeGeneres comes out, talked about the support she has ...

Laura Dern says the backlash after Ellen DeGeneres came out on network TV was far more intense than many viewers realized. Speaking recently, Dern recalled “bomb threats” and heavy security in the ...